Headlines- The United Nations warns that 800,000 people in Yemen have lost access to life-saving food aid due to the conflict's escalation, and hospitals are overcrowded with injured combatants.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran was accused by a U.S. official of lying about a cargo ship that sank on Wednesday and of attacking it, most likely with a missile.
- A cargo ship struck a naval mine on Wednesday while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz via "an unauthorized and hazardous route," according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- Protests against the government in the capital of Albania Tirana turned violent on Wednesday, leaving several official buildings severely damaged and at least one on fire.
- After the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage by Russia's FSB security agency, Japan's Foreign Ministry summoned in Russia's ambassador on Wednesday.
Tag: Spanish COVID-19
Spain Prepares to Reopen Schools...
The number of COVID-19 infections has been rising in Spain, one of the early epicenters of the pandemic
Coronavirus Amplifies Spain’s Nursing Home Nightmare
Spain has had the world’s highest nursing home death rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Madrid city government documents show officials set rules preventing nursing homes from transferring some residents to hospitals at the time the infection rate peaked. Now, some people are demanding answers
Spain Grants Few Asylum Requests,Yet Many...
Europe’s migrant crisis of 2015, European Union member states promised to accept 160,000 asylum seekers in two years, of which the Spanish government pledged to receive nearly 18,000. Five years later, Spain has given asylum to only two thousand people — held back in part by opposition from some Spaniards who say the kingdom already has too many migrants — many of them from Africa
COVID-19: Spanish Tourism Industry
Airline industry analysts say the coronavirus pandemic has left 16,000 passenger airplanes parked around the world. Some are preparing to rev their engines up again as countries begin to relax their travel restrictions and prepare for summer vacationers – albeit in much lower numbers
Spaniards Enjoy Sunshine, Sports For First...
Spain, among the coronavirus pandemic’s worst-hit nations, is gradually relaxing what were some of Europe’s strictest isolation measures that forced millions to stay indoors. In this report narrated by Jonathan Spier, Alfonso Beato in Barcelona tells us that millions are now heading outdoors to enjoy the sunshine – and resume their sports activities for which they have long been deprived